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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1899
Page
2
A Mexia post office entry documents mail designated for transportation through the mail as second class. The note records the handling at the Mexia facility and the classification used for onward delivery.
Miss Alice Oram of Dallas marries Waxahachie Tribune editor W P Linthicum at First Presbyterian parsonage with Rev. W M Anderson officiating. The notice extols both bride and groom and wishes a blessed life together. Also notes Mexia and Wortham cottonseed price at eight dollars per ton.
The editorial defends Mexia merchants and cotton prices, urging local buyback of cotton to keep trade in town. It argues some towns price cotton above market then recover losses via debts or inflated bills, urging merchants to offer small incentives to attract farmers. It ends with a call to Stephens stable for train calls at 25 cents per head.
The record lists officers and teachers present and absent, pupil attendance, visitors, and total present for a Cumberland Presbyterian institution. It shows multiple collections amounts including 3.85, 0.80, and 1.40 dollars across entries, indicating periodic offerings during services or meetings.
A Mexia reader laments Sunday disorder as two intoxicated black men in a buggy disrupt a main street scene while criticizing saloon closures. The letter calls for stricter enforcement of Sunday laws and notes merchants should offer better cotton prices to collect debts, citing a Prairie Hill farmer’s exchange.
Beginning June 1 1899 through September, the Teas and Pacific Railway will offer round trip summer tourist tickets at reduced rates to numerous states and provinces including Alabama Colorado DC Georgia Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Ontario Pennsylvania Quebec South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin. See local ticket agent or write EP Turner GP&T A Dallas Texas.
Presbyterians Baptists Methodists Epworth League and Episcopal services listed with pastors superintendents and meeting times. Cloudcroft in newly organized Otero County New Mexico at 9000 feet on Sacramento Mountains offers dramatic views snowcapped White Mountains and White Sands with a cool inviting climate. Prospectus notes Fort Stanton Marine Sanitarium site and train connections with T and P Ry Dallas Texas for schedules and rates.
Geo Prescott operates a standalone watch shop with no partners or outside connections. He offers personal attention and guarantees on repairs and all goods sold, located at Lee Vance old stand two doors from Mistrot's.
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